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Sunday, June 5, 2011

10k race Descente Royale

Bonjour my friends
Just a quick race report
Pictures will follow...when I get home!

This morning I ran the 10k La Desecente Royale in my hometownIt was fantastic.Beautiful course. Lot`s of supporters and volunteers.
I did my best time: 1:00 FLAT.
I was not in top condition. Major congestion thanks to really bad allergies...Quebec is a lot GREENER then California!
and I slept 3 hours last night (last night was my 25th year High School reunion)
So I am HAPPY HAPPY.
I was fighting dry heaves in the last mile, was pretty bad, my mom saw me almost collapse near the finish and I ran the last 0.25 miles in a lot of pain because of the dry heaves, the worst I have had so far in a race.
I scared her I think. She asked "Why do you do this to yourself and YOU PAY FOR THIS?" !!!

Right now as I type this I still feel like crap. I had to cancel a visit with some friends, I think I push my old body to it`s limits.

Thank you to all of you who have left comments while I am here!
I appreciate this a lot!
2 more days until we go back to California. I am sad and it will be hard to say goodbye.

High School reunion was a BLAST! 175 of us were there and some teachers also. Most of the people have not changed. I got recognized by everyone but 1! Pretty good average! I am the one who is the furthest away from here and I am the only nut case who runs! They were all calling me "The marathoner" I kept saying "no just half!!!"

16 comments:

An hour!!!!! holy heck, woman! I really cannot believe what a solid runner you are becoming right before our eyes :) It is exciting to watch and read about... and quite inspiring, too! So glad you had a fun reunion! I just bought my ticket for my 30th one that will happen in July :P I am getting so old! And I did enter LB ... officially doing it :)

Congrats!!! I can't believe you ran a 10K the night after your 25 year reunion. You are determined girl!!! Wow-you are making some great improvements too even if it ends up in dry heaves. Sorry about that:( ISHHH! Enjoy the rest of your trip and again, SUPER job!!!!

I like your mom's quote. My mother used to say the same.You ran a great race despite the problems. Congrats. Sometimes it's very hard to finish .... but you are a real runner and as Bruce Springsteen sings...you are "tougher than the rest". Brava.

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I am a French Canadian gal living in Southern California and I have 2 sons! Started this running thing in March of 2010 with the Race for the Cure and ran my first half marathon 10 mos later! I am now a Nuun Ambassador!
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